Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT THROUGH ADVOCACY OF ALL TYPES AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVISING THE POOR OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT OF TENNESSEE
LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE (LAET) PROVIDES LEGAL HELP TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF EAST TENNESSEE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR CLIENTS WITH A MISSION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND CHANGE LIVES THROUGH HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES. DURING 2019, LAET CLOSED OVER 6,000 CASES HELPING MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE INCLUDING 4,212 CHILDREN, 2,403 SENIORS, 339 VETERANS, AND 1,469 SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. LAET'S SERVICES HAD A GREAT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. OUR SERVICES GENERATED $66,000,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMY LAST YEAR ALONE. LAET ALSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM. DURING 2019, 194 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WORKED ON 814 PRO BONO CASES FOR ELIGIBLE LAET CLIENTS.LAET STAFF ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO ENSURE ALL ARE AWARE OF OUR SERVICES AND LEGAL ISSUES THEY MAY BE FACING. OUR VAST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS ENSURE HOLISTIC SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS SO THE FULL RANGE OF THEIR NEEDS MAY BE MET. OTHER COLLABORATIONS ALLOW US TO PARTNER ON A NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ENHANCE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO VARIOUS POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR STATEWIDE COLLABORATIONS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THOSE FACING CRISIS CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sheri Fox | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $185,319 |
| Russell Fowler | DIR LITIGATION/ADVOCACY | 40 | $149,091 |
| Debra House | DIR OF DEVELOP & COMPLIANCE | 40 | $142,969 |
| Polly Peterson | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATTORNEY | 40 | $130,814 |
| Jeff Armstrong | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $126,107 |
| Deborah Yeomans-Barton | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $112,016 |
| Melissa Brumfield | DIR OF FINANCE | 40 | $90,043 |
| Cheryl Crane | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laurietta Gibbs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Willie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Rogers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Kathleen Skelton Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Priester Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph C Simpson Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Justin M Huggins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Trey Harris Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John H Cameron Jr Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Penny J White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marshall H Peterson Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Lyon Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Heather S Woolf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| April Morrison | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald F Mason Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron J Chapman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley E Bentley Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deanna Baxley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joanie Sompayrac Jd Macc Cpa | DIRECTOR - TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| G Keith Alley Esq | DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Tammye Taylor Esq | DIRECTOR - SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda B Dunn Esq | DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
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